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few

[fyoo] / fyu /
ADJECTIVE
hardly any
Synonyms
STRONG
lean less middling minor minority minute petty scanty scattering short slight trifling
WEAK
exiguous few and far between imperceptible inconsequential inconsiderable infrequent insufficient meager negligible not many not too many occasional paltry piddling rare scant scarce scarcely any scattered seldom semioccasional skimpy slender slim some sparse sporadic stingy straggling thin uncommon unfrequent widely spaced
Antonyms
STRONG
big consequential fat important large major significant tall thick useful
WEAK
many much
PRONOUN
scarcely any
Synonyms
STRONGEST
several some
STRONG
scattering smattering spattering sprinkling
WEAK
not many not too many slim pickings small number smatter
Antonyms
WEAK
many much

Example Sentences

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A few days ago, he was jolted awake by a loud bang around 5:40 a.m., he said, adding that a nearby ship had thick smoke billowing from it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Don't be surprised if there are also a few flurries of snow on the hills of northern England and north Wales early on Easter morning, before milder air starts to move in.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

A few days before the Final Four, they decided to make an impromptu trip to Arizona to cheeron UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Immanuel made headlines a few years ago for claiming that many of America’s health problems are linked to alien DNA and sperm from demons.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

It was a Nation crime to leave even a few crumbs behind.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.